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Wednesday, December 2, 2015
IS beheads Russian ‘agent’ in new video
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleThe Islamic State group has released a video showing the beheading of a Russian man, according to SITE Intel, which tracks jihadists.
The video, which includes a warning to Russia, is apparently the first recorded beheading of a Russian.
In the video the group accuses the man, identified as Haroun, of being a Russian agent, before he is killed.
1) Breaking: New #ISIS vid shows #Russian ISIS fighter behead a #Russian "agent";1st #ISIS vid of Russian beheading pic.twitter.com/g63YSLlFDT
— Rita Katz (@Rita_Katz) December 2, 2015
2) #ISIS vid shows a #Russian identified as "Haroun," claims he was sent to Syria by Russian intel; Warning Russia pic.twitter.com/oIf2vjKr2U
— Rita Katz (@Rita_Katz) December 2, 2015
Russia recently began an air campaign in Syria meant to back up embattled president Bashar Assad, though Western countries have noted the group is not focused on bombing IS assets.
The bombing of a Russian plane in Sinai last month was also claimed by IS, as retaliation for the air campaign in Syria.
The Times of Israel Community.